An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and allied genera; called also lamprey eel and lamper eel. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of Cyclostomi). There are seven small branchial openings on each side.
Lampreys have long been used as food for humans. During the Middle Ages, they were widely eaten by the upper classes throughout Europe, especially during fasting periods, since their taste is much meatier than that of most true fish.
any of a group of eellike water animals with a funnel-shaped, jawless, sucking mouth; also called lamper eel.
primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
a fish which projects itself in water by undulation of its body, without the use of fins
a horrible life sucking sea creature that attaches to bigger animals and leeches the life out of them
a long scaleless river fish which looks very like eel
a long, thin and noxious fish, sharp-toothed and related to the eel
an Eel shaped fish with a circular mouth with a ring of sharp teeth which it uses to attach itself to a host and thereby suck it's blood
a type of fish with a toothed, funnel-like, jawless sucking mouth with which it bores into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood
Any of the primitive, eel-like fishes of the family Petromyzontidæ, characterized by cartilaginous skeletons, a single nostril between the eyes, and a round, sucking mouth full of small teeth. Yup, they're ugly suckers. There are 17 species native to North America, including the Silver Lamprey ( Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) of the BWCA, and one exotic, the once notorious Sea Lamprey of the Great Lakes.
A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel) is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth, with which most species bore into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood. In zoology, lampreys are often not considered to be true fish because of their vastly different morphology and physiology.